Granddad comes out as gay at 95 and reveals he has been living with his secret for nine decades

Roman said he was still hopeful he would find a boyfriend

By Brittany Vonow

4th March 2017, 4:02 pm

Updated: 4th March 2017, 4:19 pm

A GRANDFATHER has revealed he is gay after spending 90 years in the closet - despite knowing about his sexuality since he was five-years-old.

Roman said he had lived with the secret for almost his entire life, finally working up the courage to tell his family, including his two children, five grandchildren and one great grand child, last year.

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The pair talked about whether Roman wanted a boyfriend after admitting he was gay

www.onmywayout.com

Roman's wife Ruth had known he was gay since the birth of their second child

Roman, who had been married for 67 years, spoke about his decision to tell his family with YouTube blogger Davey Wavey, saying: "I just told them plain that I was born and I was all my life gay.

"I told them the whole tragedy of my life and then they understood what happened to me."

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Roman said he had known he was gay since he was five

The Holocaust survivor said he had known he was gay since he was five-years-old, adding: "Can you imagine? 90 years to be in the closet."

Roman's family is now making a film about the man's life, saying that they had only found out their father's secret after what appeared to be 60 years of the "model marriage" with Ruth.

The film, On My Way Out, revealed that Roman's wife had known that her husband was gay since giving birth to their second and final child.

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Speaking during the Youtube interview about what he wanted to do next, Roman admitted he would like to have a boyfriend.

But he said he didn't have a type.

He said: "I don't care, I don't look at the face, I look at the heart.

"Somebody to lean against, somebody who feels the heart ticking - nobody can do that unless you let them."

But in the candid confessions, he spoke of how he was worried that he had left it too late, saying no one would want "old junk" like him.

Roman, who lives in Los Angeles, said: "I'm too old" - then seeking assurance from Davey that he hadn't waited too long to come out of the closet.

Finishing off the interview, the elderly man said: "I am proud".

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Roman's family is now working to finish a film about his life and marriage

The family is finalising a documentary about Roman's life, describing the true story as being about: "a couple whose experience casts a light on the power and complexity of love, marriage, and deeply held family secrets."

The family added: "On my Way Out tells the love story of my grandparents, who after 60 years of what appeared to be the model marriage, revealed that they had been keeping a huge secret from our entire family".

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